{"id":167223,"date":"2016-09-05T16:06:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T10:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=167223"},"modified":"2016-09-05T16:07:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T10:37:25","slug":"slfp-central-committee-to-meet-to-discuss-rajapaksa-factions-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/slfp-central-committee-to-meet-to-discuss-rajapaksa-factions-future\/","title":{"rendered":"SLFP Central Committee To Meet To Discuss Rajapaksa Faction&#8217;s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is scheduled to meet shortly to take a decision over the future of the pro-Mahinda Rajapaksa faction members who boycotted Sunday\u2019s event in Kurunegala organized to commemorate the party\u2019s 65th Anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mahinda-w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-166086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mahinda-w-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mahinda w\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mahinda-w-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Mahinda-w-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The SLFP\u2019s Rajapaksa faction did not attend the event citing several reasons, a notable absentee at the function was Rajapaksa himself, who was in Malaysia. 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